Chapter 18 Summary

The next morning Frank wakes early and encounters Dr. Ngema who tells him that Laurence and Tehogo are gone. Frank wonders about the details but he assumes that Laurence was taken because his sense of honor would have caused him to protect his patient from being abducted. The soldier who had been guarding Tehogo actually fled when the intruders came. Dr. Ngema tells Frank that she's already reported the abduction to Colonel Moller, who told her to write up a report. The clinic; however, would still go on as planned.

Frank drives out to the army camp intending to be courageous for once in his life by offering himself in exchange for Laurence, but no one is there except for Colonel Moller who tells him (without admitting direct knowledge or involvement) that Laurence and Tehogo are gone, not to be seen again. Frank...